Rampage came out for the original Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 and was based on the arcade game from 1986. In it, you live out your giant monster dreams as you attack cities all over the world trying to smash their buildings into piles of rubble. The NES version let you play as Ralph (a giant wolf), Lizzie (a giant reptile), or my personal favorite, George (a giant gorilla).
I spent hours playing this game as a kid with a friend who seemed to have all the games. To this day, I’m convinced that we completed it in its entirety on a day when we suddenly felt compelled to see how far we could get. At about 2 and a half hours long, I’m surprised we had the attention span for it!
Nonetheless, the game left an impression on me, and I was certainly drawn to its arcade counterpart if I ever happened upon it. Below details my latest pixel project featuring George from Rampage!
After finding my template, I started with the blue bricks of the building. I actually screwed this part up twice and had to start over both times! Markers are not forgiving.Next, I filled in George’s innards.His fur followed.I outlined each figure with black before coloring it in so I didn’t accidentally draw over what I already did.The final product! I bought new black markers specifically for these types of projects. Turned out great!
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Moogles and chocobos have been some of my favorite creatures in the Final Fantasy series since the fourth game came out for the Super Nintendo in 1991 (known as Final Fantasy 2 in the US).
I came across this FF6-themed sprite of a moogle riding a chocobo, and I just had to recreate the art for myself. You can see my steps through the process below!
After finding my template, I blocked out the black outline. I decided to fill in the colors for the moogle first, and then I started on the darker chocobo colors. Next, I filled in all the shades of orange on the bird and added the blue for the eye. After adding each shade of yellow, my project was complete. I love how it turned out!
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It’s Father’s Day again, and what better way to celebrate than to recognize some of the most iconic Dad’s in video games. Can you think of any others worthy of this list? Below are my Top Ten!
10. Taban Ashtear Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995)
Let’s do the super dimension warp again!
Father to the brilliant inventor, Lucca, Taban Ashtear plays an essential role in Chrono Trigger by being the guy who basically kicks off the entire adventure. While showing off his Telepod invention at the Millennial Fair, his demonstration goes awry when a young girl gets sucked through a portal after the machine reacts mysteriously to her pendant. Immediately, our main character, Chrono, volunteers to try to find her, pendant in hand.
“You’re actually going to do it?! What a fine lad!” Taban shouts in astonishment.
You would think Taban would offer a little more help after losing a girl (the princess!!) through a portal. But, no. Instead, he makes his daughter a vest, a suit, a helm, and some sunglasses. Gee, thanks, Dad!
9. Earthbound (SNES, 1994)
Any guesses on what Ness’s dad does for work?
While we never see Ness’s Dad, he’s always just a phone call away to offer good advice…and deposit money into your bank account! My Dad, on the other hand, closed my bank account by accident (don’t worry, we got it straightened out). Ness’s Dad also has the important task of saving your game – which I think is simply the Nintendo equivalent of a father asking their child about their day.
He’s behind me, isn’t he?
“So, what’d you do at school today, Ness?”
“Well, I didn’t go to school…but I beat up a bunch of cops!”
8. Octodad (Various, 2010)
This dad has some serious ink.
This zany Dad showed up as #2 on my Step-ember article, and he is definitely worth mentioning again here. To reiterate the plot, you control an octopus who is disguised as the Father of a family in order to escape the capture of a chef who wants to cook you for dinner. To quote Happy Gilmore, “Oh, you can hardly even notice it!”
7. James McCloud Star Fox series (Nintendo, 1993-present)
And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses.
Giving us some serious Obi-Wan Kenobi vibes, the voice of James McCloud shows up at the end of Star Fox 64 to tell his son to “trust your instincts” when escaping the impending explosion triggered by the defeat of Andross. Simultaneously, an arwing appears to lead Fox out through the winding maze of tunnels. Was it a ghost? Or is Fox’s dad still alive?
Use the force, Luke.
As far as I know, that question is never answered, and the true fate of James remains a mystery. Nonetheless, the original founder of the Star Fox team left an immense impression on his son, and maybe someday we’ll get a proper, enjoyable sequel that fills in all the blanks.
6. Pitfall Harry Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (SNES, 1994)
It belongs in a museum!
Taking some heavy influence from Indiana Jones, the SNES sequel to the original Atari Pitfall series follows the journey of Pitfall Harry Jr, son of the vine-swinging hero from the 80’s. The opening sequence shows Harry Jr about to snag the sacred treasure of Uaxactun (a la Raiders of the Lost Ark) with his unseen father just a few steps behind him. At the last moment, though, Harry Sr is taken captive by the spirit of Zakelua, the Mayan Lord of Evil, leaving Junior to go to his rescue.
My favorite part of this game is when, after being saved, it’s revealed that Pitfall Harry Sr still retains his classic look from back in his Atari days!
Cue Tarzan yell.
5. Bowser Super Mario series (Nintendo, 1985-present)
Gameception.
Many people, including myself, thought that Bowser’s initial dance with fatherhood occurred in Super Mario Bros 3 when we had our first glimpse of Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig. However, Nintendo recently established that the Koopalings are completely unrelated to the King of the Koopas (then where the heck did they come from???). So, it wasn’t until 2002’s Super Mario Sunshine on the Nintendo Gamecube where we were introduced to the true Bowser Jr, heir to the Mushroom Kingdom (should Bowser ever succeed in his plan).
How is Bowser as a father? Well, he’s a liar! He straight up told his son that Princess Peach was his mother, and the poor kid became so obsessed with the idea that he crafted his own plans to kidnap the distressed damsel. After revealing the truth, however, this moment became the bonding experience that was needed for them to become closer than ever. Now, they do all their kidnapping as a team!
4. Atrus Myst (Mac OS, 1993)
“Have you found the missing page? Come. Come.”
What do you do when you develop a video game but don’t have enough money or time to hire an actor to play one of your main characters? You play him yourself! That’s exactly what Rand Miller did with the character of Atrus who has the strange D’ni power to build worlds by writing them into books.
Of course, when things go sideways and his greedy sons plot to undermine him, he does what any father would do: he traps them inside an empty void within two separate prison books. Honestly, there were probably times in my childhood where my Dad wanted to do the same to me!
3. James Fallout 3 (Various, 2008)
“It’s you and me, now, okay? You and me. But that’s okay. So long as we’ve got each other, that’s all that matters.”
Speaking of people who are married to women named Catherine… James from Fallout 3 chose fatherhood over his work on Project Purity after his wife died during childbirth. During the game’s opening scenes, the player, who assumes the role of James’s child, watches as their father urges a one-year-old you to take their first steps. Later, James surprises a now 10-year-old you for your birthday party.
James’s story grows more complicated as he seemingly comes closer and closer to fulfilling his dream of completing Project Purity, and he ends up disappearing when you’re just 13 years old. It’s up to you to leave the comfy confines of Vault 101 to figure out what happened to the man that raised you.
2. Kratos God of War (PS4, 2018)
“Don’t be sorry. Be better.”
In this fourth God of War adventure, Kratos is joined by a new character, his son Atreus, on a quest to fulfill his late wife’s final request to scatter her ashes atop the mountains of the nine realms.
I have yet to play this epic adventure, but I greatly enjoyed the first two games in the series. From what I’ve read, this installment was highly praised for the changes the developers made to its gameplay. It sported a semi-open world concept, new elements to the combat system, and, of course, a companion character who enhanced all facets of the journey.
Kratos’s relationship to his son is a focal point of the story as Atreus does not initially know that he has a famous father (shoutout to Disney’s Hercules). Over the course of the game, the player witnesses the dramatics ups and downs the pair endures as Atreus slowly learns the truth. Add in a healthy mix of Norse mythology to boot, and you’ve got yourself a dramatic Father & Son tale up there with the likes of Goofy and Max. Will Atreus ever make it to the Powerline concert, though??
Honorable Mentions:
Yoshi Super Mario World (SNES, 1990)
Yoshi’s a girl?
Grandpa Adventures of Lolo 3 (NES, 1990)
Well, now I’m the grandpa, and what else would I give my little grandson but my Werther’s Original?”
Big Daddy BioShock (Various, 2007)
Scuba Steve! Damn you!
1. Cranky Kong Donkey Kong Country series (Nintendo, 1994-present)
Can we take a moment to admire all the swag Cranky has at his house?
It’s a well-known fact that Cranky Kong used to look like this guy…
Let’s not forget how Cranky Kong used to kidnap women!
…because Cranky Kong was the original Donkey Kong! This means that he is the father to Donkey Kong Jr., and he is the grandfather of the modern Donkey Kong as we know him today.
We first met Cranky Kong in the debut Donkey Kong Country entry where he would sit outside his house and berate his grandson should he ever come over to visit. A few of my favorite Cranky zingers went as such:
“We used to play for hours on a single screen game and think we were lucky, and we were!”
“You wouldn’t last two minutes in a real game!”
“Betcha won’t get much further than this…”
Cranky finally put his DK coins where his mouth was when he decided to join in on the action in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Wii U in 2014. Like grandson, like grandfather! Er…that’s not how that usually goes…
Hopping around like Scrooge McDuck!
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Wanting to speed up the pixel art process, I invested in some graph paper the other day and had to try it out immediately after it arrived. Finally – no more measuring and grid drawing!
As a quick test, I pulled up a sprite for Nemo from Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES, 1990) and was able to put him together while waiting for my supper to finish cooking. I had to attempt something more ambitious! A flash of the Lost Underworld from Earthbound (SNES, 1994) entered my mind, and I knew I had the perfect project idea. Below are the results from both sessions.
“Wake up, Nemo. How many times do I have to call you?”My template.I actually messed up these outlines at first and had to start over with a fresh sheet!I wanted to include Ness and the crew, so I found a separate template and added them on the side.This background took some time, but the whole project turned out great!
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I talked extensively about my connection to Final Fantasy 4 in my Most Mentioned Games article, and now I’m excited to add a piece of my own pixel art to the wall to doubly represent my love for this game!
Final Fantasy 4 (known as Final Fantasy 2 in the US) came out for the Super Nintendo in 1991. It tells the story of a Dark Knight, Cecil, who begins to question his allegiance to his King after being sent to destroy a seemingly peaceful village.
Pictured above is my template for my project. It shows Cecil, now a Paladin Knight, standing next to his airship outside of Troia Castle on the overworld map. Read on to see my art come together!
I started with the lake and took extra care to find the four different shades of blue needed for the water.Next, I filled in the castle. I didn’t have all the necessary colors, but I worked with what I had.Afterward, I tackled the character of Cecil. He looks complex but I simply did one color at a time.The airship followed. It’s interesting how garbled these icons can look close up.Lastly, I added the forest and the rest of the surrounding grassland. Again, I needed several shades of green to complete the effect. Placed against a yellow background, the piece turned out great!
So, there you have it! I actually made four subtle mistakes on the drawing. Can you see where they happened? Another blip occurred when a loud blast of thunder shot through our skies while I was intensely focused on filling in squares. Try to find it!
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1987 was a great time to be alive if you were a Nintendo fan. Mega Man, Contra, Wizards & Warriors,Final Fantasy, and Punch-Out were just a handful of magnificent selections that players had from which to choose in a market that wasn’t yet competing with next year’s Sega Genesis.
Kid Icarus came to the United States that same year, and it was easily one of my most-played games whenever I visited a certain friend who seemed to have a healthy collection of NES titles. I was drawn to the simplicity of the graphics, I loved the music, and the sound an enemy made upon defeat was incredibly satisfying.
In all our time, I don’t think we ever made it past the third level which gave me great incentive to come back to the journey later in life. I began to be able to complete it more easily in one sitting, and after the “3D Classic” version came to the 3DS, I remember playing through the game several times in a row just because I finally could.
The images from Kid Icarus hold a strong place in my heart, and I’m so glad I was able to create this bit of pixel art to display on my wall!
Step 1: Lots of squares and a medusa head.Step 2: Add a dash of Pit.Step 3: Fill in the rest and add a green background.As a twist, flip your paper over to access mirror mode.Step 4: Framed and ready for the wall! 4/8/2023 Update: Went back and touched up the background!
If you’ve never made it to Medusa, try entering an 8 followed by a continuous line of the letter “u” as your password. You’ll be taken straight to the final stage! (We spent a lot of time doing this as kids…).
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The newest Rescue Rangers movie just released, and upon watching it, I was immediately filled with complete, nostalgic wonder. I was a huge fan of the show when I was a kid, and it was easily my favorite out of all the Disney Afternoon cartoons (yes, I liked it even better than Ducktales!).
Years later, I included the theme song in an a cappella medley of cartoon shows as part of my undergrad senior recital. To help my audience understand what they were hearing, I asked my Grandma, a retired art teacher, to create posters of the characters from each show in my medley. We displayed the posters on an easel and would flip to a new one every time the song changed. I am fortunate that my mom kept this work of art, and you can see my Grandma’s original drawing at the end of this post.
I am excited to share with you my own Rescue Rangers crayon art! My Grandma is now in a memory care unit, and I doubt she’d be able to comprehend what she’s seeing if I showed these to her. But, I hope somewhere inside of her that she realizes what an incredible influence she has been on my life.
Monterey JackChipZipperGadget HackwrenchDaleFat CatBefore color…The final product!Drawn and colored by my Grandma for my undergrad senior recital.
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Once again grabbing my Ohuhu markers and a couple of 4×4″ pieces of canvas, I decided this time to sketch out some pixel art of characters from two of my favorite games, Dragon Warrior (Originally Dragon Quest, NES, 1987) and StarTropics (NES, 1990). For the latter, I chose to use the sprite from the series’ sequel, Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II (NES, 1994).
Despite being made severals years apart in separate countries, both games shared a similar look when it came to navigating their overworlds. Because of this aesthetic, I was able to easily fit these 8-bit sprites onto a 20×20 square grid with a little room left for the background. The results are below!
Dragon Warrior (NES, 1986)
“The Hero,” a descendent of the great Erdrick.
Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II (NES, 1994)
After making my grid, I started with an outline.Filling in the rest of the black, my character is already taking shape!I used a yellow background against the character’s blue clothing.Mike Jones’s 8-bit sprite as seen in StarTropics II!
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King me! Legendary kings like Hrothgar andKing Arthurhave been appearing in literature as early as the 9th-century, and the oral histories of these types of characters reach even further back in time. The Greeks had Zeus, Norse mythology had Odin, and Middle-earth had Aragorn. It wasn’t long before people were creating their own versions of these tales during friendly evenings of Dungeons & Dragons. The next natural step? Video games! Below is my top ten list of some of the most iconic kings found in interactive media.
10. King Edward King’s Quest (PC, 1984)
“King Edward the Benevolent is a very wise, but elderly monarch.
One of the first text adventures to have animated graphics, King’s Quest puts you in the shoes of Sir Grahame (later simplified to Graham) who has been tasked by King Edward to find three legendary treasures hidden throughout the Kingdom of Daventry. Should Graham succeed on his journey, he will be given the throne and take the place of the ailing ruler.
“His frail body is almost lost in the large throne.”
The original game was incredibly slow-paced, and I’m not sure how anyone had the patience to tackle some of the more obscure puzzles. Furthermore, if you didn’t type *exactly* the right command in the prompt, the game wouldn’t recognize your action, and you’d be stuck.
Kings Quest II. Screenshot from Dilandau3000‘s YouTube channel.
Despite this flaw, the series was wildly successful, and it received sequels all the way up until 1998’s eighth entry (King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity). In each subsequent adventure, Graham takes on the role of the king and is now the one sending players on their quests. A re-imagining of the first game was developed in 2015-2016 and was released episodically with five chapters in total.
9. King Hippo Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987)
“Ha, ha, ha! I am the king! Ha, ha ha!”
If a wrestler can be governor of Minnesota, then a boxer can certainly be a king. Is King Hippo actually a king, though? According to his bio, he is from Hippo Island in the South Pacific, which is the only fictional destination in the Punch-Out!! series. Beyond that, I’ve never seen him attend any royal weddings or charter any trade deals with neighboring countries. Maybe he’s too busy picking at his belly button and that’s why he always has a bandage on his tummy.
Meanwhile, did you know they made a series of live-action commercials to promote the latest Punch-Out!! game for Wii? My favorite part of this one is when a washed up King Hippo tries to sell blenders a la QVC.
8. King Lorik XVI Dragon Warrior (NES, 1986)
King Lorik’s appearance in the original NES manual.
There have been 15 kings since the first King Lorik unified the land of Alefgard with his “balls of light.” Leave it to #16 to go and mess it all up. Now the luminous balls have been stolen by the evil Dragonlord, and it’s up to you to grab life by the…. well, you get the idea. Truthfully, the only thing this king is good for is having your deeds recorded on the imperial scrolls of honor (saving your game).
“Goodby now, Hero. Take care and tempt not the fates.”
7. The Nightmare King Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES, 1990)
Still waiting for the Nightmare King/Freddie Krueger crossover movie.
“Shazama-pajama! Shazama-pajama!” Nemo bellows out as he attempts to activate the Royal Scepter given to him by King Morpheus in order to defeat the villainous Nightmare King.
When the mischievous clown, Flip, leads Nemo to an ominous door that they’ve been instructed to never open, they of course open it right away. Immediately, nightmare slime seeps through, allowing for the Nightmare King to kidnap King Morpheus of Slumberland. The only way to defeat the evil king is to journey into Nightmare Land and Shazama-pajama their way to victory. If this guy showed up in my dreams, I’d be traumatized for life.
Screenshot from NintendoComplete’s YouTube channel.
I had no idea that the same year the NES game came out, an arcade version of the adventure was released a few months later. In this coin-operated story, Nemo no longer uses candy to take over the bodies of sleeping creatures, but he is right away equipped with the Morning Star scepter. Also, a second player is able to join in on the action by controlling Flip as they both try to correct the error of opening the ominous door.
6. King Boo Luigi’s Mansion (Gamecube, 2001)
“I will not give up on my favorite decoration. I like Mario just where he is.”
Not to be confused with the Big Boo boss in Super Mario World, King Boo rules the “Paranormal Dimension” and acts as the main threat in the Luigi’s Mansion series. In the first game, Luigi is tricked by the ghastly ghost into thinking that he has won an incredible vacation home. Once arriving, though, Luigi discovers that his brother has been trapped inside of a painting, and King Boo wants to add him to his art gallery! It’s up to Luigi and ally Professor E. Gadd to put a stop to these evil doings by telling all of the ghosts that they suck (and will be literally sucked into a vacuum).
I recently read an interesting fan theory where the belief is that King Boo IS Bowser. The thought is that every time Bowser is defeated by Mario, he returns as a ghost who is then resurrected for each subsequent adventure. I’m not buying it. But, that would be a rather unique explanation for why Bowser is able to antagonize the bros again and again!
5. King Dedede Kirby’s Dream Land (Game Boy, 1992)
Snake: Dedede? You mean it’s not a penguin, Colonel?
“Yuuuuuuuup!”
We all remember the iconic King Dedede from the multitude of Kirby games where he was either an antagonist or an “arch frenemy,” but did you know that the regal penguin had his own standalone game? Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe, released for the 3DS eShop in 2014, is a rhythm game where the self-proclaimed king must bounce to the beat of his own drum as he hops from instrument to instrument in perfect time with the soundtrack. It’s nice to know that if Dedede’s plans for world domination ever fall through, he can fall back on his dream to be in a rock band.
4. King K. Rool Donkey Kong Country (Super Nintendo, 1994)
“The supreme commander of the Kremlings and mastermind of the banana heist” – from the SNES manual.
Speaking of bad guys who tried to steal everyone’s food… King K. Rool appeared in the first Donkey Kong Country game with the sinister plan of looting the Kong’s stockpile of bananas (“A treasure in potassium and Vitamin A”). When his schemes are foiled, he decides to dress up like a pirate and call himself Kaptain K. Rool. Oh, and he turns to kidnapping. That escalated quickly! The personality swapping doesn’t stop there. In his third attempt to thwart the Kong family, he dons a lab coat and becomes the mad scientist Baron K. Roolenstein.
Enough is enough! What do you do when you’ve tried three times to get your way and a team of apes keep stopping you in your tracks? Boxing. You turn to boxing. In a last ditch effort to make life miserable for the Kongs, K. Rool adds the alias “Krusha” to his name and asks to settle their differences in the ring. Also, he plans to blow up the entire island with a “Blast-o-matic” laser. Of course, his efforts fail again, and the chaotic kremling is given the boot. Next thing you know, we’ll be seeing this guy trying to sell his own series of blenders.
3. King Koopa Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
Original Bowser box art by Shigeru Miyamoto.
According to the original Super Mario Bros. instruction manual, Bowser is not “King Koopa,” but he is King *of* of the Koopa. He is also described as a “sorcerer king” who “comes at you spitting fire.” Later versions of the game would simplify this moniker to King Koopa. It’s interesting to note that he was actually named after “Kuppa,” which is a traditional Korean dish!
“The great Koopa turtle king.”
Besides having a deep desire to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser has never learned that “no means no” and has kidnapped Princess Toadstool at least a dozen times. In Super Mario Oddysey (Switch, 2017), he even goes as far as trying to force marriage onto the periled Peach, and he hires a gang of gangster rabbits to ensure that nobody crashes the wedding a la The Graduate.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that the Mushroom Kingdom does have its own king. Peach’s father, King Toadstool, is only briefly mentioned in the first game’s manual, and he is simply called the “Mushroom King.” Beyond that, he has appeared in a few coloring books and also had a reoccurring role in the Mario comic books as someone whose elevator didn’t quite go all the way to the top. No wonder he doesn’t offer any help to save his daughter!
2. King Asgore Dreemurr Undertale (Steam, 2015)
“I just wanted everyone to have hope…”
Without giving too much away about the fantastic game that is Undertale, King Asgore rules over the monster citizens of the Underground. He has a complicated history that forced him to make some tough choices after a war with the humans resulted in his kind being sealed away. This led to him being separated from his wife, Queen Toriel, and his son, Asgore. When a young human named Frisk falls into their world, Asgore is once again faced with a moral dilemma, one that can only be solved based on the choices made by this new character. So, what choices did YOU make?
Honorable Mentions:
King Egger Adventures of Lolo (NES, 1989)
Wart Super Mario Bros 2 (NES, 1988)
The Terra-Firmie King Ducktales (NES, 1989)
The Kings of Super Mario Bros 3 (NES, 1988)
The King of Red Lions The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Gamecube, 2002)
King Tekken (Arcade, 1994)
1. The King of All Cosmos Katamari Damacy (PS2, 2004)
“Such skill. And such class. Dazzling.We feel a swoon coming on.”
Flamboyant and fabulous, the King of All Cosmos did a little too much drinking one night and accidentally destroyed all of the stars in the sky. Whoops. So, as son and royal prince to the great king, it is up to you to rectify this heinous mistake by rolling up all manner of objects into a giant ball so he can create new stars! Ah, the fun memories of having to clean up after drunk Dad. Thankfully, he has all sorts of encouraging dialogue to throw your way.
“Everyone on Earth is very nice, so they’ll be very helpful, yes. They’ll let you roll everything up, with a smile. Yes, possibly also a wave.”
“Well done! So aristocratic! We are dazzled!”
“You did that fast. You hit the goal awfully fast. That was fantastic. That was so speedy and so smart. It will be a shooting star like BOOOM!”
If you want to hear more from The King of All Cosmos, consider following his Twitter account! Though, it hasn’t been active for over a decade now…
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The last time I busted out the Ohuhu markers to create some pixel art of Frog from Chrono Trigger, I was enamored by the end result. So, I decided to try another project this weekend and settled on the classic Black Mage from the Final Fantasy series! Have you played any of the Final Fantasy games? Which one was your favorite? Let me know about it in a reply below!
First thing I did was found a template for my drawing. Thankfully, there’s no shortage of 8-bit sprites on the internet. The color was a little off for this one, but I decided to roll with it since it was very easy to tell how many blocks to use.
I created the same grid on my 7×5 canvas using half centimeters as the length of each square. I have yet to get a new ruler, so I did my best to keep my lines straight!
I wanted my drawing to be perfectly centered, so I counted exactly how many squares I had for my length/width and placed my black outline perfectly in the middle. You can see I have 5 open squares above and below. I also have 4 squares open to the left and the right from the places where the drawing reaches the furthest.
Once the black outline is set, it’s very easy to color in the remaining areas. These markers don’t bleed onto the black, so I can push up against it and you won’t see the overlapping colors. The only place I had to be really careful was on the hat where I was dealing with two different shades of yellow.
I did this for fun. I love seeing what pictures look like with the mono effect on my camera!
I chose a light green for the background and used the broad side of my marker to have an even stroke of color all the way from the bottom to the top. You can still see the pencil lines from my grid, but I kind of like how it shows the exact pixel because of this. Overall, super happy again with how it turned out, and I’m excited to have this dash of green on my wall after I hang it up!
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